Stocking



SSSSSS N G INVENTOR. Llamas Miderwoad i J BY S'Zerlz' CZ/Vack ATTORNEY.

Nov 23, 1937. J. UNDERWOOD ET AL 2,099,948

STOCKING Filed Feb. 4, 19 56 4 SheetsSheet 2 INVENTOR. Jmes Underwood11; 522721729 0. Mad

ATTORNEY.

Nov. 23, 1937. J. UNDERWOOD ET AL 3 STOCKING Filed Feb. 4, 1936 4Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR.

4 QSZQIZZQZF and? ATTORNEY Nov. 23, 1937. .1. UNDERWOOD ET AL STOCKING 4Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed Feb. 4, 1936 INVENTOR. james Z/rzderwod 61 71/5102131 0, Mack BY W ATTORNEY.

Patented Nov. 23, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE STOCKING 1Application February 4, 1936, Serial No. 62,238

4 Claims.

This invention relates to a stocking, more particularly to a combinationstocking leg and boot, and has for its primary object the production ofa stocking that, from outward appearances, in-

corporates a boot drawn over a silk stocking.

An object of the invention resides in the novel manner of producing theleg portion of the stocking from sheer fabric, and producing the boot ofthe stocking from a more or less opaquefabric, thereby establishing acontrast between the two fabrics for producing the visible effect of aboot applied to a complete sheer stocking.

Another object of the invention resides in producing the leg of thestocking from a sheer chiffon fabric and producing the boot as acontinuation thereof, formed from a heavier fabric, provisions beingmade to enable the cutting away of the leg fabric so that the boot maybe used alone, in case the leg fabric develops runs", or is renderedunwearable due to any other defects.

A feature of the invention resides in knitting the major portion of theleg of the stocking from silk yarn and the boot of the stocking from adissimilar yarn, such as cotton, thereby presenting a visible contrastbetween the leg and boot and, further, giving the boot greater strengththan is possessed by the leg fabric.

Another feature of the invention resides in the novel method of knittingthe stocking so that the boot and leg fabrics may be knitted as acontinuous length of fabric with a cufl arranged at the point ofjuncture of the boot and leg fabrics.

Besides the above, the invention is distinguished in the method ofknitting a stocking with a leg fabric knitted from silk yarn, a bootfabric knitted from a dissimilar yarn, such as cotton, and topping backupon the needles of the knitting machine a portion of the boot fabric sothat a cuff will be formed at the point of juncture of the boat and legfabrics.

The invention is further distinguished in the use of a leg fabric and aboot fabric, formed from dissimilar materials and united in such amanner as to produce a cufi at the point of juncture thereof, andfurther, enabling the leg fabric and the boot fabric to be made oneither a full fashioned knitting machine or a circular knitting machine.

The invention is further distinguished in the use of elastic elements inthe cuff so as to enable the cuff to properly cling about the leg of thewearer in the use of the stocking.

With these and other objects in view, the invention will be betterunderstood from the following detailed description, taken in conjunctionwith the accompanying drawings, wherein:-

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a full fashioned stocking constructed inaccordance with our in: vention.

Figure 2 is a group view of the leg blank and the foot blank.

Figure 3 is a diagrammatic view illustrating the knitting of the legfabric.

Figures 4, 5, and 6 diagrammatically illustrate the knitting andformation of the cuff of the stocking.

Figures 7 and 8 diagrammatically illustrate the knitting of the ankleportion of the boot fabric.

Figure 9 is a side elevation showing a slight modification of theinvention;

Figure 10 is a side elevation showing another slight modification of theinvention. A

Figure 11 is a diagrammatic view of a portion of that type of cufl?illustrated in Figure 9.

Figure 12 is a sectional'vlew through the cufi portion of the stockingillustrated in Figure 9.

Figure 13 is an elevation of the leg fabric as produced on a circularknitting machine.

Figure 14 is a view similar to Figure 13 illustrating a portion of theleg fabric cut so as to be topped onto the needles of a full fashionedknitting machine.

Figure 15 diagrammatically illustrates the leg fabric of Figure 14topped onto the needles of a full fashioned knitting machine.

Figure 16 is a fragmentary portion of a slightly modified form ofstocking.

Referring to Figures 1 to 8 inclusive, particularly to Figures 1 and 2,the numeral I designates a full fashioned stocking consisting of a legsection 2 and a boot section 3, the sections bein knitted fromdissimilar yarns, such as silk yarn in the leg section 2 and cotton yarnin the boot section 3. The boot section 3 includes the heel tabs t andthe foot fabric 5.

At the point of juncture of the leg section 2 and the boot section 3,there is arranged a double ply cuff 6 consisting of an inner ply i andan outer ply '8, the two plies of the end being also knitted from cottonyarn. The outer ply 8 of the cufi may be provided with ornamental openwork, as indicated by the numeral 9 and, further, is provided with apicot edge In.

In the knitting of the leg section, as shown in Figures 3 to 8inclusive, a silk yarn is fed to the needles ii of the full fashionedknitting machine until the leg section 2 has been completely knitted.The feeding of the silk yarn is then discontinued and a cotton yarn isfed to the back upon the needles of the knitting machine, as shown inFigure 6,.to provide the cut! with the inner ply I and the outer ply I,

After this has been accomplished, the cotton yarn continues to be fed tothe needles so that the ankle portion of the boot section 3 may beknitted, which boot. section includes the heel tabs 4. As a finalknitting operation, the heel tabs- 4 and adjacent part of the ankleportion of the boot section 3 are topped in the usual way onto theneedles of a full fashioned footer knitting machine and the foot fabric5 is knitted completely from a cotton yarn. It is to be under stood, ofcourse, that other combinations of yarns may be utilized in the knittingof the leg section and boot section of the legfabric, the cuff, and theentire foot fabric, so as to produce a contrast between the variousfabrics to give the app arance of a boot applied over a silk stocking.

Proceeding as outlined above, a full fashioned stocking isproduced-having a silk upper portion and a cotton lower portion, thecotton portion being so designed and shaped as to produce a boot that,is connected to the leg fabric as a continuation thereof, therebyenabling the leg fabric to hold the boot in proper shape upon the leg ofthe wearer and, further, enabling the leg fabric to be severed from theboot for the independent use of the boot when theQoccasion arises. YFurther,

it will be appreciated that the direct connection of the leg fabric andthe boot fabric enables the boot fabric to be, supported fi'om the kneeof the wearer, thereby assuring the taut arrangement of the boot aroundthe ankle and foot of the wearer. It will be further-appreciated thatthe cost-of manufacturing is materially reduced when compared with theseparate knitting of a complete silk stocking and a colmpleteboot and,

further, the life of the stocking may be exte nded, as the leg fabricmay be severed from the boot for the independent use of the boot by thewearer.

It is to be understood that'the leg fabrici may 'be knitted from varioustypes of yarns and the yarns may be dyed flesh color so that the entirestocking, when in use, will produce the effect of a boot worn alone upona bare leg.

Referring to Figure 9, there is illustrated a cuff i3 provided with anelastic band ll, consisting of alternating groups of courses l and I6knitted respectively from elastic and nonelastic yarns.

or by any other method of manufacture. The purpose of the elastic bandis to enable the cuff to cling closely around the ankle of the wearerand provide means for the proper holding of the boot around the ankle ofthe wearer. 1

Referring to Figures 13, 14, and 15, there is illustrated a circularknit type of leg fabric it that is provided with a drop stitch l9 alongthe rear surface thereof soas to provide a guiding line for the cuttingof the fabric to lay open a portion thereof, as indicated at 20, toexpose in the proper manner a topping course 2|. This topping course 2|is topped onto the needles 22 of the knitting machine so that the bootmay be knitted on a full fashioned knitting machine. The drop stitch l9and the cut edges of the portion 20, as well as the edges of the fullfashioned boot blank, are seamed in the usual manner, thereby givingthestocking the appearance of a complete full fashioned stocking.

In Figure 16, there is illustrated a stocking consisting of the legfabric 23 and foot fabric or boot 24, the cuff being dispensed with. Thefoot fabric 24, at the point usually occupied by the cuff, is providedwith a group of open work courses 25 for ornamentalizlng the bootportion of the stocking at its point of juncture with the leg fabric 23.

It is, of course, understood that the invention is capable of manymodifications and therefore we do not wish to be limitedin protectionexcept as set forth in the following claims.

What we claim is: I 1.- A stocking comprising, in combination, a legsection, a boot connected to the leg section, and a cuff arranged at thepoint of juncture between said leg fabric and boot and having an elasticmaterial incorporated therein whereby to draw the same close to the legof the wearer. a

2. A stocking comprising, in combination, a leg section, a boot joinedto the leg section and a "boot section, said section being knitted fromdissimilar yarns, and a cuff arranged at the point of juncture of saidsections, said cufl including elastic elements for increasing itselasticity.

J AS. UNDERWOOD. STERLING MACK.

